Re: Increase in Sun RPC Scans

From: Mike Fetherston (mike_fetherstonat_private)
Date: Thu Apr 19 2001 - 05:47:45 PDT

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    I've been seeing a significant rise in TCP53(dns), TCP111(rpc), and
    TCP515(lpd).  My firewall statistics show that i've had close to a double in
    offending IPs in the last month.
    
    Mike Fetherston.
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Jason Lewis" <jlewisat_private>
    To: <INCIDENTSat_private>
    Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 11:28 PM
    Subject: Increase in Sun RPC Scans
    
    
    > Anyone else seeing an increase in SunRPC (port 111) scans?  Several
    networks
    > I manage are getting scanned from lots of different hosts.
    >
    > The scans are random IP's on the same subnet, I guess to evade IDS?
    >
    > Jason Lewis
    > http://www.rivalpath.com
    > "All you can do is manage the risks. There is no security."
    >
    



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